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The 2011 UTEP Miners have been no strangers to heartbreaking losses. UTEP dropped their fourth straight game, 61-60, to UAB. As bad as the Miners have been on the road this season (WINLESS!!!), they have been equally good at home. UTEP hadn't dropped a home game since Dec...

After nearly two weeks of hype, it's finally time for the big game. For their weekend edition the boys give their Super Bowl predictions and talk about all the crazy prop bets. In part two Chad and Andy discuss Josh Hamilton relapsing, hit on the English Premier League, and some NBA…

For the first time this season, UTEP eclipsed the .500 mark with a solid 70-56 win over East Carolina. The Miners had a very balanced scoring attack. Four of the five starters finished with double figures.Coach Floyd has been preaching rebounding all season...

College basketball coaches will always tell you there are two seasons, non-conference and conference. Some coaches like to pad their non-conference record with a cupcake schedule, but most coaches like to battle test their teams with a variety of opponents...

The UTEP Miners had to come back from Hawaii feeling pretty good about themselves. They downed Clemson and Auburn and hung tough with a talented Kansas State team.Always the diplomat, Tim Floyd was concerned about facing Colorado State in the opening game at the 50th edition of the Bank of the…

The basketball gods couldn't have drawn up a better Christmas present for UTEP hoops fans. The Miners will be facing Tony Barbee and the Auburn Tigers in the third place game at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. The game will tip of at 5:30 El Paso time on ESPN2...

The UTEP Miners took another huge step forward with their 61-48 victory over Clemson in the opener at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. It's hard to believe this is the same team that struggled so mightily in their first four games...

UTEP players and fans are well aware what Friday's game in Orlando means. The Miners must win to have enough wins to be considered for a bowl game. There are no playoffs in college football, but this is the closest thing to a playoff game the Miners have faced in a long time...

It was an emotional day for the 22 UTEP seniors honored before the Miners final home game against Tulsa. Like a homecoming game in high school, college coaches would often rather do without the pageantry of senior day. After all, coaches want their players to be dialed in mentally...

On a night where fans had to be thinking, 'here we go again' the Miners overcame blunders and injuries to down East Carolina and get back to .500 on the season.Quarterback Nick Lamaison left the game in the first quarter with a groin injury...